Proper noun
(linguistics) Initialism of Greater Toronto English.
General Telephone & Electric Corporation, a former American telephone company.
Source: en.wiktionary.org1990s In 1990, GTE reorganized its activities around three business groups: telecommunications products and services, telephone operations, and electrical products. Source: Internet
A manhole cover featuring the company logo in Hillsboro, Oregon In 1984, GTE formalized its decision to concentrate on three core businesses: telecommunications, lighting, and precision metals. Source: Internet
Barr, who spent 14 years as top executive of US telecommunications companies GTE and Verizon before leading the Justice Department, described Huawei as a threat that could give Beijing “unprecedented leverage” over US and Western industry and security. Source: Internet
Flight attendant Robert Fangman, as well as two passengers (Peter Hanson and Brian David Sweeney), made phone calls from GTE airphones in the rear of the aircraft. Source: Internet
At the same time, GTE Communications Products was formed to oversee operations of Automatic Electric, Lenkurt, Sylvania, and GTE Information Systems. Source: Internet
At the same time, Southern Pacific Satellite Company was acquired, and the two firms were renamed GTE Sprint Communications Corporation and GTE Spacenet Corporation, respectively. Source: Internet